Spring has arrived in the northeast and with it several species of warblers. Last weekend I spent some time birding and photographing at Liberty State Park in New Jersey. There were quite a few first-of-the-year birds for me, including a beautiful male Prairie Warbler, a set of 5 Greater Yellowlegs and a singing Carolina Wren. [...]

You may have recently read about the very well seen vagrant Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Stamford, Connecticut on my blog that I saw and photographed about two weeks ago. This time another great rarity has shown up in Long Island, a Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis). Yes, a Hermit Warbler was found by Vinny Pellegrino at Sunken [...]

Over the past week, I’ve spent some time birding and shooting at both Liberty State Park and Sandy Hook. I’ve been going to Liberty State Park early in the mornings before work and Sandy Hook on the weekends. I’m still trying to figure out the best areas for both birding and photographic opportunities at Liberty [...]